lenses: haves and wants

Have:

CV 15mm
M 21mm Elmarit
M 28mm Elmarit ASPH
LTM 35mm Summaron
Konica L 35mm 2.0 UC
M 35mm Summilux ASPH
Konica 50mm 2.4
CV 50mm 3.5
M 50mm Elmar
M 50mm Summicron collapsible
M 50mm Summicron latest
LTM 50mm Summar
LTM 50mm Summitar
M 50mm Summilux E46
CV 75mm 2.5
M 90mm Elmarit M
Canon 135mm 3.5

Want:
To thin the herd a bit, but I just don't quite know how to go about it.
 
The Only WANT I possibly have...is my 28 Elmarit Asph BECOMING
Either a 21 SA or the Zeiss 21 4.5

Otherwise my two 50's compliment Each Other ...50 Planar, 50 1.5 Summarit
And Keep Me Satisfied
Some sanity at Last...:p
 
Have:
summaron 35, cron 40c, summarit 1.5, elmar 5 cm, Xenon 1.5, canon 50mm f1.2, actual cron 50mm, canon f71.4, 50mm, coll 50 mm, 90 apo, hektor 135, elmar c 90.

Want:
canon 50mm f/1.5.
cron 35mm.
 
What I have are some very good "go to" lenses which I know well enough to choose between based on circumstances and intended usage (for RF: CV 28/1.9 Ultron, M-Hexanon 28/2.8, M-Hexanon 35/2, UC Hexanon 35/2, M-Hexanon 50/2, Elmar-M 50/2.8, Summilux 75/1.4). I also have a bunch of other lenses (some expensive, most not so much) which I haven't used so frequently, some for cameras I haven't used often.

What I want is time to use them, to get to know them and work out how to get the best from them. While taking photos I actually like.

I'm just about to get that time, as the project and contract I'm working on comes to an end. Unfortunately, I also need to pay bills, pay for food etc. which means it won't be that long before I need a new job. (Really not that long: I haven't fully recovered from my last period without work.)

Given the difficulties and stresses of looking for work, while theory has it that I'll have the time I want for photography, practical experience tells me I won't be in the right psychological state to use it well. Then (I hope!) I'll find a job and so not have the time... Around and around it will go.

What I need is a lottery win, or a rich (and generous) uncle I've never heard of. One's as likely as the other.

...Mike
 
One lens I do really want but can't get my head around the price, is the G series f2.8 24-70 Nikkor. Between my D700 and F6 that would be one very useful piece of glass!
 
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